Managing relationship and contact information

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for managing a relationship with and information about a contact. An example includes a client device that can be used to manage and keep track of information about a contact's family.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
 providing an image in a graphical user interface wherein the image comprises an arrangement of one or more family member depictions, each family member depiction being (i) at least one of a cartoon image and a stick figure and (ii) based on respective attributes of a corresponding family member; 
 providing an interactive first control wherein the first control (i) has a respective graphical representation in the graphical user interface and (ii) is at least one of a slider control, a wheel control, and a roller control; 
 obtaining input based on user interaction with the graphical representation of the first control, the input indicating a count, the count being a number of additional family member depictions to be added to the image, wherein the count is based on an extent of the interaction, such that as the extent of the interaction increases, the count of additional family members varies, wherein the graphical representation of the first control indicates the count by displaying the number of additional family member depictions to be added to the image; 
 modifying the image in the graphical user interface to add a respective depiction of each of the additional family members to the arrangement; and 
 modifying the graphical user interface to include a graphical representation of a respective information input region for each of the additional family members wherein the input region allows for user input of one or more respective attributes for the family member. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1  wherein the family member depictions include a depiction of a child and a depiction of a parent, and wherein the child depiction is smaller than the parent depiction. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1  wherein the family member depictions include one or more parent depictions and one or more child depictions, and wherein the parent depictions are in the center of the arrangement. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1  wherein only a portion of the graphical user interface is visible. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1  wherein a particular attribute is one of: gender, spousal relationship, age, and species. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 5  wherein a size of a particular family member depiction is based on an age of the corresponding family member. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1  further comprising:
 receiving user input to a particular input region, the user input comprising a first attribute of the additional family member; and 
 modifying the depiction of the additional family member in the image to reflect the first attribute. 
 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 7  wherein modifying the depiction of the additional family member in the image comprises one or more of: changing a size of the depiction, changing a shape of the depiction, annotating the depiction with a name of the family member, and annotating the depiction with an age of the family member. 
     
     
       9. A system comprising:
 one or more data processing apparatus programmed to perform operations comprising:
 providing an image in a graphical user interface wherein the image comprises an arrangement of one or more family member depictions, each family member depiction being (i) at least one of a cartoon image and a stick figure and (ii) based on respective attributes of a corresponding family member; 
 providing an interactive first control wherein the first control (i) has a respective graphical representation in the graphical user interface and (ii) is at least one of a slider control, a wheel control, and a roller control; 
 obtaining input based on user interaction with the graphical representation of the first control, the input indicating a count, the count being a number of additional family member depictions to be added to the image, wherein the count is based on an extent of the interaction, such that as the extent of the interaction increases, the count of additional family members varies, wherein the graphical representation of the first control indicates the count by displaying the number of additional family member depictions to be added to the image; 
 modifying the image in the graphical user interface to add a respective depiction of each of the additional family members to the arrangement; and 
 modifying the graphical user interface to include a graphical representation of a respective information input region for each of the additional family members wherein the input region allows for user input of one or more respective attributes for the family member. 
 
 
     
     
       10. The system of  claim 9  wherein the family member depictions include a depiction of a child and a depiction of a parent, and wherein the child depiction is smaller than the parent depiction. 
     
     
       11. The system of  claim 9  wherein the family member depictions include one or more parent depictions and one or more child depictions, and wherein the parent depictions are in the center of the arrangement. 
     
     
       12. The system of  claim 9  wherein only a portion of the graphical user interface is visible. 
     
     
       13. The system of  claim 9  wherein a particular attribute is one of: gender, spousal relationship, age, and species. 
     
     
       14. The system of  claim 13  wherein a size of a particular family member depiction is based on an age of the corresponding family member. 
     
     
       15. The system of  claim 9  wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving user input to a particular input region, the user input comprising a first attribute of the additional family member; and 
 modifying the depiction of the additional family member in the image to reflect the first attribute. 
 
     
     
       16. The system of  claim 15  wherein modifying the depiction of the additional family member in the image comprises one or more of: changing a size of the depiction, changing a shape of the depiction, annotating the depiction with a name of the family member, and annotating the depiction with an age of the family member. 
     
     
       17. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed by data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
 providing an image in a graphical user interface wherein the image comprises an arrangement of one or more family member depictions, each family member depiction being (i) at least one of a cartoon image and a stick figure and (ii) based on respective attributes of a corresponding family member; 
 providing an interactive first control wherein the first control (i) has a respective graphical representation in the graphical user interface and (ii) is at least one of a slider control, a wheel control, and a roller control; 
 obtaining input based on user interaction with the graphical representation of the first control, the input indicating a count, the count being a number of additional family member depictions to be added to the image, wherein the count is based on an extent of the interaction, such that as the extent of the interaction increases, the count of additional family members varies, wherein the graphical representation of the first control indicates the count by displaying the number of additional family member depictions to be added to the image; 
 modifying the image in the graphical user interface to add a respective depiction of each of the additional family members to the arrangement; and 
 modifying the graphical user interface to include a graphical representation of a respective information input region for each of the additional family members wherein the input region allows for user input of one or more respective attributes for the family member. 
 
     
     
       18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 17  wherein the family member depictions include a depiction of a child and a depiction of a parent, and wherein the child depiction is smaller than the parent depiction. 
     
     
       19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 17  wherein the family member depictions include one or more parent depictions and one or more child depictions, and wherein the parent depictions are in the center of the arrangement. 
     
     
       20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 17  wherein a particular attribute is one of: gender, spousal relationship, age, and species. 
     
     
       21. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 20  wherein a size of a particular family member depiction is based on an age of the corresponding family member. 
     
     
       22. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 17  wherein the operations further comprise:
 receiving user input to a particular input region, the user input comprising a first attribute of the additional family member; and 
 modifying the depiction of the additional family member in the image to reflect the first attribute. 
 
     
     
       23. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of  claim 22  wherein modifying the depiction of the additional family member in the image comprises one or more of: changing a size of the depiction, changing a shape of the depiction, annotating the depiction with a name of the family member, and annotating the depiction with an age of the family member.